diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee53c41..dd04390 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ const isValidBrowser = browser.satisfies({
   chrome: ">20.1.1432",
   firefox: ">31",
   opera: ">22"
+  
+  // also supports equality operator
+  chrome: "=20.1.1432", // will match particular build only
+
+  // and loose-equality operator
+  chrome: "~20"         // will match any 20.* sub-version
+  chrome: "~20.1"       // will match any 20.1.* sub-version (20.1.19 as well as 20.1.12.42-alpha.1)
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index df98540..283f7df 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ class Parser {
   compareVersion(version) {
     let expectedResult = 0;
     let comparableVersion = version;
+    let isLoose = false;
 
     if (version[0] === '>') {
       expectedResult = 1;
@@ -406,8 +407,12 @@ class Parser {
       comparableVersion = version.substr(1);
     } else if (version[0] === '=') {
       comparableVersion = version.substr(1);
+    } else if (version[0] === '~') {
+      isLoose = true;
+      comparableVersion = version.substr(1);
     }
-    return compareVersions(this.getBrowserVersion(), comparableVersion) === expectedResult;
+
+    return compareVersions(this.getBrowserVersion(), comparableVersion, isLoose) === expectedResult;
   }
 
   isOS(osName) {
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index b40a849..4d313e6 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -68,23 +68,26 @@ class Utils {
    * Calculate browser version weight
    *
    * @example
-   *   compareVersions(['1.10.2.1',  '1.8.2.1.90'])    // 1
-   *   compareVersions(['1.010.2.1', '1.09.2.1.90']);  // 1
-   *   compareVersions(['1.10.2.1',  '1.10.2.1']);     // 0
-   *   compareVersions(['1.10.2.1',  '1.0800.2']);     // -1
+   *   compareVersions('1.10.2.1',  '1.8.2.1.90')    // 1
+   *   compareVersions('1.010.2.1', '1.09.2.1.90');  // 1
+   *   compareVersions('1.10.2.1',  '1.10.2.1');     // 0
+   *   compareVersions('1.10.2.1',  '1.0800.2');     // -1
+   *   compareVersions('1.10.2.1',  '1.10',  true);  // 0
    *
    * @param {String} versionA versions versions to compare
    * @param {String} versionB versions versions to compare
+   * @param {boolean} [isLoose] enable loose comparison
    * @return {Number} comparison result: -1 when versionA is lower,
    * 1 when versionA is bigger, 0 when both equal
    */
   /* eslint consistent-return: 1 */
-  static compareVersions(versionA, versionB) {
+  static compareVersions(versionA, versionB, isLoose = false) {
     // 1) get common precision for both versions, for example for "10.0" and "9" it should be 2
-    let precision = Math.max(
-      Utils.getVersionPrecision(versionA),
-      Utils.getVersionPrecision(versionB),
-    );
+    const versionAPrecision = Utils.getVersionPrecision(versionA);
+    const versionBPrecision = Utils.getVersionPrecision(versionB);
+
+    let precision = Math.max(versionAPrecision, versionBPrecision);
+    let lastPrecision = 0;
 
     const chunks = Utils.map([versionA, versionB], (version) => {
       const delta = precision - Utils.getVersionPrecision(version);
@@ -96,14 +99,19 @@ class Utils {
       return Utils.map(_version.split('.'), chunk => new Array(20 - chunk.length).join('0') + chunk).reverse();
     });
 
+    // adjust precision for loose comparison
+    if (isLoose) {
+      lastPrecision = precision - Math.min(versionAPrecision, versionBPrecision);
+    }
+
     // iterate in reverse order by reversed chunks array
     precision -= 1;
-    while (precision >= 0) {
+    while (precision >= lastPrecision) {
       // 4) compare: "000000009" > "000000010" = false (but "9" > "10" = true)
       if (chunks[0][precision] > chunks[1][precision]) {
         return 1;
       } else if (chunks[0][precision] === chunks[1][precision]) {
-        if (precision === 0) {
+        if (precision === lastPrecision) {
           // all version chunks are same
           return 0;
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/parser.js b/test/unit/parser.js
index afb643e..5e37a0b 100644
--- a/test/unit/parser.js
+++ b/test/unit/parser.js
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ test('Skip parsing shouldn\'t parse', (t) => {
   t.deepEqual((new Parser(UA, true)).getResult(), {});
 });
 
-test('Parser.check should make simple comparison', (t) => {
+test('Parser.check should make simple comparisons', (t) => {
+  // also covers Parser.compareVersion() method
   t.is(parser.satisfies({ opera: '>42' }), true);
+  t.is(parser.satisfies({ opera: '<44' }), true);
+  t.is(parser.satisfies({ opera: '=43.0.2442.1165' }), true);
+  t.is(parser.satisfies({ opera: '~43.0' }), true);
+  t.is(parser.satisfies({ opera: '~43' }), true);
 });
 
 test('Parser.check should make complex comparison', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/unit/utils.js b/test/unit/utils.js
index 0240976..4d73cbc 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils.js
+++ b/test/unit/utils.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ test('compareVersions', (t) => {
     ['1.10.2.1', '1.8.2.1.90', 1],
     ['1.010.2.1', '1.08.2.1.90', 1],
     ['1.10.2.1', '1.10.2.1', 0],
+    ['1.10.2.1', '1.10.2', 0, true],
+    ['1.10.2.1', '1.10', 0, true],
+    ['1.10.2.1', '1', 0, true],
     ['1.10.2.1', '1.0800.2', -1],
     ['1.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0-alpha.1', -1],
     ['1.0.0-alpha.1', '1.0.0-alpha.beta', -1],
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ test('compareVersions', (t) => {
     const versionA = testingParams[0];
     const versionB = testingParams[1];
     const result = testingParams[2];
-    let matching = ' == ';
+    const isLoose = testingParams.length > 3 ? testingParams[3] : false;
+    let matching = isLoose ? '~' : ' == ';
 
     if (result > 0) {
       matching = ' > ';
@@ -43,6 +47,6 @@ test('compareVersions', (t) => {
       matching = ' < ';
     }
 
-    t.is(compareVersions(versionA, versionB), result, `version ${versionA} should be ${matching} version ${versionB}`);
+    t.is(compareVersions(versionA, versionB, isLoose), result, `version ${versionA} should be ${matching} version ${versionB}`);
   });
 });